An app authorized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is set to expedite your travel between the United States and Canada. Mobile Passport Control will run on your iPad or iPhone and provides passport information, a customs declaration form, and an uploaded self-photo before inspection. Right now Mobile Passport Control is in a pilot program. You'll only be able to use...
Selling older iPhones is Apple's new strategy to gain market share in India. The iPhone 4 was released in June 2010 but is still available and popular in emerging markets like India. Not only can you find the iPhone 4 in India, you'll also find the iPhone 4s that launched in October 2011. 225 million smartphones were sold in India last year. Apple wants a bigger slice of that action...
Details of the transition of Beats employees to Apple are now starting to come to light. It's been two months since Apple acquired Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion, but we're now seeing who will stay with Apple and who will get left behind. According to anonymous sources, Apple executives have been visiting the Beats' Southern California headquarters in Santa Monica...
It was a few months ago that we reported Facebook would be killing in-app messaging. Facebook instead prefers users to chat with the dedicated Facebook Messenger app. Facebook is now notifying people that transition will happen over the next few days. Facebook hasn't posted an announcement about the upcoming changes. Instead they sent a statement directly to TechCrunch. Here's their...
Flying Alaska Airlines anytime soon? Then you're going to want to download their updated app for iPhone. Alaskan Airlines has given their iPhone app a fresh new look. Alaska Airlines is the seventh largest American airline and is based in Seattle. Head into the Apple App Store and you'll find their iPhone app now sitting at version 3.0. What's new? The crew at Alaska Airlines...
Your Google Wallet app is about to get even better. Today, Google has just announced that several new features are coming to the Google Wallet app on Android and iOS. These new features will make it easier to shop in retail stores and get cash from family or friends. Full details on the upcoming changes down below. Here's what you can look forward to in Google Wallet: Store gift...
Airbnb has just picked up a huge update for their iOS apps. Hit up the Airbnb website and you'll notice the company has redesigned that as well. Both moves are part of a larger rebranding by the company that includes a new logo. Let's check out what's new with Airbnb for iOS. Head to the iOS App Store and you'll find version 4 of Airbnb. Here's what is new in this update: A new...
Dashlane is one of our favorite apps for managing passwords on iPhone and iPad. Though Dashlane goes above storing passwords, it is also capable of storing web logins, credit card information, profiles and much more. Dashlane has just announced the availability of Dashlane 3 for Mac and PC, a new release that's been enhanced for teams and families. What's new with Dashlane (www....
June 2014 is coming to a close, which means #MobileFit is ending too. Or is it? We've got a podcast for you to check out below, we're announcing the winners of our Fitbit challenge and we've got some exciting new info about the future of #MobileFit. #MobileFit podcast Listen Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS Download Directly Follow on Twitter Hosts...
Earlier today, Google announced and introduced new APIs for Gmail. These new APIs will help developers create apps that go beyond the limitations of IMAP. At least that's what Google is hoping for with today's announcement. Google praises IMAP for connecting email clients to email servers in a standard way, which it was designed to do. But there are features in Gmail that are...
These days who doesn't have a music streaming service? T-Mobile is now joining the game by announcing a partnership with Rhapsody that will result in an app. It's called Rhapsody unRadio and will hit major app stores in a few days. Rhapsody unRadio is a new app from T-Mobile and Rhapsody that's giving customers a handful of great features. With Rhapsody unRadio from T-Mobile, you get...
Hold onto your headphones. Google is apparently in talks to buy the popular free music streaming and recommendation service Songza. Founded in late 2007, Songza has built up over 5.5 million active users. Google's own Larry Page is allegedly leading the charge to acquire Songza for $15 million. In the world of free music streaming, Songza has set itself apart by offering up curated...
The month of June is all about getting #MobileFit. We have a lot of great content lined up across iMore, Android Central, CrackBerry, Windows Phone Central and Connectedly that will highlight the intersection of fitness and mobile technology. There's also going to be a lot of fun had by everyone involved. We also invite those of you with a Fitbit activity tracker to join our community...
It's official, Apple has just announced their intentions to acquire Beats for $3 billion. The deal will include both streaming music service Beats Music and Beats Electronics. The mammoth deal will see Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre joining Apple. Press release below: CUPERTINO, California—May 28, 2014—Apple® today announced it has agreed to acquire the critically...
Over Spotify and other music streaming services? Beats Music is actually a really decent music service for those who love music. We reviewed the app and service when it first launched earlier this year and walked away impressed. It's available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone, but it's the iOS version of the app that's picking up a nice update today. Details after the break on what you...
We're looking forward to making June the month we dedicate to the intersection of technology and fitness. We're going to explore and highlight fitness, diet and health apps for your platform. We're going to explore accessories that help you get the most of your workout. We'll look at connected devices that will help you achieve your fitness goals. June is where we all get #MobileFit....
Remember Facebook Poke and Facebook Camera? Don't worry, neither does Facebook. The company has pulled the two apps from the App Store. Facebook Camera was launched in May 2012, while Facebook Poke was launched in December that same year. Neither app came to gain widespread prominence, though they were notable for being the first standalone apps from Facebook. Facebook Poke was aimed...
Last week Foursquare announced Swarm, its new app for checking in. That's right. Foursquare is pulling out the check-in component and building a standalone app around that experience. That app will be called Swarm and will focus on connecting you with your friends. While the Foursquare app that remains will serve to help explorers find new spots. Today Foursquare has shared more details...
Head into the iMore Forums and you'll find a few threads about the sleep/wake button not working properly on the iPhone 5. Don't worry, you're not alone. Apple has acknowledged that a small percentage of iPhone 5 users will experience a situation where the sleep/wake button mechanism will not work. Thankfully, Apple has a new replacement program in place to get you sorted. Details after...
We've known for a very long time that Angela Ahrednts would be joining Apple in 2014. She's been the CEO of Burberry since 2006, but is joining Apple as SVP of Retail. Just last week we reported that Ahrendts was stalling her move to Apple to get a larger payout. Right now during during Apple's Q2 2014 earnings call we learned that Ahrednts is joining Apple next week.